The Club for Growth Action is a Super PAC focused on "beating big-government politicians."[1] It is the political action arm of the Club for Growth, whose mission is to promote economic freedom through supporting pro-growth politicians.[2]

2014 elections

2014

The Club for Growth is involved in finding primary challengers for GOP incumbents in safe Republican districts that it refers to as RINOs (Republicans in name only). It launched the website called "www.PrimaryMyCongressman.com" to highlight those Republicans with liberal voting records who have failed to consistently vote on limiting government.[3]

Targeted incumbents

2012 elections

According to the Sunlight Foundation, the Club for Growth Action PAC spent $16,585,176 on the 2012 elections. Of those funds, 41.37 percent achieved the desired result, based on Sunlight Foundation analysis.[4]Open Secrets also analyzed the success of 2012 general election cycle spending:[5]

The success rate of Club for Growth Action's 2012 spending.

Endorsed candidates

Club for Growth Action endorsed the following candidates for the 2012 election[6]:

Targeted candidates

Club for Growth president Chris Chocola states that Club for Growth Action is launching "targeted campaigns aimed at defeating the most dangerous, destructive liberal Democrats and RINOs in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate."

Expenditures

2012 election cycle

As of April 11, 2013, the grand total the Club for Growth Action had spent in the 2012 election was cycle was $16,584,207: $15,000 for Democrats, $4,244,957 against Democrats, $3,060,031 for Republicans, and $9,264,219 against Republicans.
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